Police officer suspended for taking ‘bribe’, probe ordered

Police officer suspended for taking ‘bribe’, probe ordered

  Baramulla: A Police officer was placed under suspension after allegedly taking bribe at Police Post Palhalan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police officials said that a case has been registered against the officer and an investigation is underway. He has been placed under suspension and a departmental enquiry has also been initiated against him, […]

2 JeM associates arrested in Pulwama: Police

2 JeM associates arrested in Pulwama: Police

AWANTIPORA: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two militant associates of Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit from Tral and Pampore areas of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. It said the duo are involved in providing shelter, support, logistics as well as in transporting of arms and ammunition of militants in the area. The duo has been identified as […]

Pak court jails 2 more aides of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed in terror financing case

Pak court jails 2 more aides of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed in terror financing case

Lahore:  A Pakistani court has jailed two more aides of Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed in a terror financing case. The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Lahore on Friday handed down six and five-and-a-half years of imprisonment to JuD leaders Muhammad Ashraf and Lucman Shah, respectively. ATC Judge Arshad Hussain Bhutta also […]

Soldier killed, another wounded in cross LoC firing in Rajouri

Soldier killed, another wounded in cross LoC firing in Rajouri

Jammu: An Army man was killed while another sustained injuries during cross-border firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Lam area of Nowshera in Rajouri district. Officials said the deceased was of the rank of Havaldar while the injured is of the rank of Naik.(KNO) Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

APEC leaders, including Trump, agree on free trade

APEC leaders, including Trump, agree on free trade

Kuala Lumpur:  Leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, including US President Donald Trump, have pledged to work toward free, open and non-discriminatory trade and investment to revive their coronavirus-battered economies. The leaders cast aside differences to issue their first joint statement on Friday since 2017, in which they agreed to further deepen regional integration […]

46,232 new COVID-19 cases in India, tally reaches 90.50 lakh; death toll rises to 1,32,726

46,232 new COVID-19 cases in India, tally reaches 90.50 lakh; death toll rises to 1,32,726

New Delhi:  India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 90.50 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 84.78 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.67 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 90,50,597 with 46,232 infections being reported […]

Ahead of polls, former militants called to police stations to update their profiles: Police

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Friday that released militants and overground workers (OGWs) were called to the police stations during elections to update their profiles.   The statement comes after PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged that her party colleague Rouf Bhat was summoned to the Shergarhi police station in Srinagar on Friday […]

40 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to be available by the end of the year: White House

40 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to be available by the end of the year: White House

Washington: The Trump administration is ready with a plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccine across the country as soon as the US Food and Drug Administration gives the necessary Emergency Use Authorisation to them, the White House said on Friday. As many as 40 million doses of such vaccine will be available by the end of […]

Economic consequences of COVID-19 on South Asia greater than healthcare challenges: Report

Washington:  The economic consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on South Asia are proving to be even greater than the healthcare challenges in the region, according to a report compiled by a top American think-tank. Titled “Nine Months of COVID-19: The Impact on South Asia”, the report released by the Hudson Institute think-tank on Friday, is co-authored […]

Chouhan equates Gupkar alliance with spying outfit; targets Nehru

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday accused the members of the Gupkar alliance in Jammu and Kashmir of “spying” for China and Pakistan. He also took potshots at the country’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, blaming him for Partition and for “imposing” Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. The state Congress […]